The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-28

Y Fred N 0rdsn, anppoil6d 81 tha Ylits
! League 81 the Gity 81 New O5leana, Is due
teRptlns e hold De. sapIems Court
I bliding. IL was Che forces that
we're Riarshalled under Frederick Nrsh
1 9Rden TINT marched upon Tie supreme
melt away AZ misss before the nin. Al.
| tefnpta heve been Faade 10 obscure fhe facts
| iiqT political purpqaes-the facts Of political
history q that ne1ld have given Gen. Ogden
I been made to tlausfer II 10 other ehouldera.
\ but the record cannot be stamped out ana
/ the taets Flll hhoW nhen 1t COMES 10 an IN
FestiaGtion that as long ago rs two years tbs
combination was made to place Ffaucia N.
hiehQls IS Governor Of this State and To ifi-
yoke for his elevation the strong arm Of the
tedgral power through e patronage And
70 this combination Il due The defeat and
humiliation OF Cen. Ogden Tor tine poAtnias-
teFship Of New Orleans,
In the
oHARaEs THAT ARE MADE AND soWN BROAD
CAST
throughout The State shere ID one that l viii
mention before close. / hear it stated from
one end nj tho State to the other that this
poor Beakling Of 2 Governor from Ouaehite
under the control and domination 81 burke
ana some others, ] am glad to have this OBJ.
portunity % say--not 70 defend him from
handsl-but anl glad to say IN hiH presence,
and before the people Of OuaehitR that 20
man in the State Of Louisiana to-day holds a
commission from Samuel ID. MeEnery for u.
AZ BuEke, No man within the limits Of this
State holds y commission from Samuel ".
MehR9erE to-day ~ my pgrsonal request FL
thq, a9yernor Absurd. have conferred
SasA icy, SissRisFy "a qlesti IN aeet-
and i bag always been my pleasure
and pride 70 eo-oDsrAto with him iii
every effort ihat would .sdxanee and improve
the matefial interests Of ltoniaiaAa. ~ my
1 Judgment the interests Of the people OF IiOaf-
I eihua demnnd an active Governor, 4 live
/ nan, identihed with 81 OF the material ques-
/ tions Of interest 70 the State. Not mere
p9sgiye nan simply 70 be chosen because On
| bis honesty and bis integrity and hig Mega
| tive qualities, when i was eleeied ITeaaE-
rer Of this STATE By the people. RI ltpUielanat
Gov, Bleboiia sas Governor OF the State, and
II have been elected to this Office, and /
lave odras % yon 70 say that there have been
| many abnaeH charged against The treasury. /
/ have no desire tO invest yDn with any III the
| responsibility Of my Office. feel fuzzy equal
70 carry them, Az bnt as the leader Of my
beg that yo1 will feel al liberty 70 make any
/ suggestion respecting the finances that you
/ may believe 70 be u the interest Of tile peO-
ple ok ne state He drew the Revised sta-
tutes TO him that were lying upon the table,
\ he placed hls hand upon them, and be saidt
my duty is defined by law, and 80 II yours.
haze no suggoatieqs @ make
suppose samuel ID. AlGEneiy had laid his
1 hand upon the Revised STATUTES eayinp h fhs
| people of Louisiana that his duties were de
| h1sd BY lRW, ana lie could 30 no further when
LOCO Q00, cubic feet Of water we're pouring
\ n over the leyees d LOuisiana eseh minute,
! What would have been the condition OF the
/ lcyRe districts Of this STATE to-day ID he bad
l rested his hand upon The Revised Statutes ia
| THIS nsnneFt no, be e0Ala net rest there,
1 " there WAS not laW, theyB must 10 sotion To
| supplement the law. Hs called uBOn the
| people, brought the leTee district boards 70
getller, setting 70 eo-operstion With the State
4 board invoking the assistance Of the River
/ Gon9RlissloU and when he taught his people
\ tbe lesson that 49, soon ~ they eYinced dis
| position To help ihenselges that HEY would
| ret aid from abf9adi No brought about thRt
90 operative system which has, az last, re-
| stored the fertile fields bordering On the MAS
/ sissiBpi.
There il Just
oBE PoRT PERSONAL 70 stgsELF
that desire 10 touch upon, and am graft
I fed 10 say that N many years past it d the
/ only one Esspeetiag my Office that | have
| been called upon 70 answer 10 the people Of
| We state. Mr. y. Howard neGaleb ID one
/ Of his recent addresses, n We presence Of
1 Gen. Nichols, took neeaBlOll 70 Charge upon
4 the Treasurer Of the State that Coy, NICHOLS
/ hRd tnIned over to The IeasuFer the notes
4 81 the Petitentiary ieasees ioF s44. 600, that
! GOV, NICHOLS had vetoed an act which au-
/ tb0Tized the settlement pR those notes ia de-
| preeiated BagFanie, and tllat tha Treasurer
( q f9e stale ln qaAapcs q t5e LAM and Mith-
/ ont Legal RHthogity,, had made 9 .epmpFolaige
settlemept with tbs Penitensiary legsaes
/ under which d6pFseiated warrants had boon
paid to the Btgte ia leu 81 money.
Nov let ms look 81 that statement one mo
melt Il " not y mattel. of surprise 70 me
i that bir. MeCaleb would have llade paiti-
\ son statements but IT seems 70 me an eKtrsors
III before tlle people IL 4iie stats AID plead
| ignoTanesOf law It's true that anots bad
1 beelS given for s44, 900 by the Particularly
lessees " The Governor Of the STATE, Frances
| III Niehollai - trqo shat the 40yaEp9r
| turned that pDte over to the Treasurer 0r The
! State Ter custody Ut il true that when itfell
I due tie note WAS not paid, il j also true
/ New 0Fleaps Pgcies rosd on The Dledge az
! the securities that Ind been deposited With
4 tae note. THE New Orleans Paeiiie road ne,
sed Ragnlgent sta!ils ~ tA2lF Eeilaihl slat
would not accrue until the grading Ut the
Z road bad been completed. The amount et
4 The Chain hQd grown 70 S52 geo BIZ reagon Of
papy slated Dat It'd Intimate extent ri the
< liability would be TING Original F4a, 600 the
si9ennt tbsg 5ed , Egdiait yadt. ysfSSl g
6S59ss Il p2Ss e stsis he dsSb amoussd
/ Aimed Willy. He instructed me 10 turp the
4 papers over tQ The Attorney General ~ the
! state tn order that tbs, pgQper pFqoeediAgs
i chic rQAa 70 eilect y seitlenlept ~ tllnt
1 iuEcturs thp pHperR passed oEt Of M hands,
I ] have tlle receipt here ~ the Attorney Gem
/ oral for them ! he Nenitentltry lesteeR came
I forward and proposed 10 lnabe q settlement
4 ID WsIrAntg of tha gng4eus year nQt
proloositi9n e Ing 9eeaL3ssa hs 80
n9 more % q @ltl ~ = tils Pape ~
I power Of oiieetlnR D gQDlpROmi8e TO tAe AUDI
! itoTQf the 5tete, Rpd he, ppoH tAa opinion
1 81 tie Attorney General a. RptAo1Hed pE
4 tli6tpprogal OF ths Governor. teTdTe8 into
the treasury &a2 900 " ne general nlnd
warrants Of the State of tila eniTlltgt geaFf
/ 1870, ileuod pader The new Gopstitati0n, il
7 fliAl ffar 4iaa 4ptfiarFaDN fHnAaua n nnNQr1WU
/ into Il tedious litigation INST tie Attorney
4 General declared Ma3ild probably iast fQF
| years and the ultimate alnoHnt thet hs could
4 Iepliza against tie Nea Orleans Pacide road
/ would Re 80, Goa.
/ Now Ia conclusion. Ona year ago, with
4 glIBitered heRilhi / wondered o. to the
] solitliWard, across TIE ocean into th9 repnb.
Y faountaila rode thrQBnh Their valleys sRd
| everywhere foFad 9 Kindly and gapet0ga
! people; meGniheept lseTN splendt4 sQH,
/ q peeple rich and prosporoils and happy, lid
4 ing along the border Of Lake Yqh0ai ! eAigg
4 upon i poTlhyTy pillar, All sala i 'whei
l can this beF " Mas Ap
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hia & nov rs Wal pafioa Is s hlsgeFs 81
4 tae reBullis that fallen pillaE belonged. He
4 tQlG me IN City WIZ WV q tlQpan Pr t1e
I nortl border N Ngpdutasi Yigere tAe ruins
I NNApi INV VI ~ sAis AfAA tNtAt t4f=t4 AA4ilf
/ tide fer ~ teen milee wiihpgt COMING 70 thf
! Limits q CITY that IN times bg9Qne nun herea
i . million to q milligu ana Latf iphQ1iiantH
4 Ae told me Of 4 wevite aud hlishiS esglllzea
II people khet hal Inhabited thet egnnlgY, hi
Tod NC OF blu yesaeFchag III TIC history Oh illi
people tnd how they had been daciilatedi
no@ my n9a , 6qi .sl9Pls3 aeg eltse Pm N
public Improvement, and then be g1yf
the healiei No tkAiY iistnfy Brave and wa,
i like aR they were, instead pf developing aug
Continuing To develop W pace the lnsaJltl
cent resourccs Of tlleiF country, they hhl
tuqnsd in Civil warfare ppqn each other,
Bungreds aud hundreds 81 thoplan6s bRt
pprisbed. lie ap0ke Of battles ia which b bun
dIred thousand nse1 had passed fNRg from
die face aR lilo Garth, Ggid theg h&d lefk thil
country WITH panght bNt btehe1 pillsts ellt
rnine1 pitleg. No fplnui1H Wheels or bnbl
hur3 Of industry eorld be heard fhrouehQnl
liz isn a md bfeAdfh al tbe land. Al fael